New York State Rifle and Pistol Association

New York State Rifle and Pistol Association

New York State Rifle and Pistol Association

New York State Rifle and Pistol Association

Fighting for your rights in NY state

New York State Rifle and Pistol Association

Fighting for your rights in NY state

New York State Rifle and Pistol Association

The New York State Rifle & Pistol Association is the state’s largest and nation’s oldest firearms advocacy organization. Since 1871, our organization has been dedicated to the preservation of Second Amendment rights, firearm safety, education and training, and the shooting sports. Our membership consists of individuals and clubs throughout the state. We are a not-for-profit 501(c)4 organization and the official NRA-affiliated State Association in New York.

Members, It has come to our attention that a number of MidwayUSA customers were notified that Midway could no longer ship primers or powders to Upstate New York. We have resolved that situation through working with the good people at Midway, shipments of primers and powder will resume. At no time were the Midway people attempting to curtail any 2nd Amendment Rights they were merely responding to an erroneous computer code that they corrected immediately when we discussed the issue with them. What many of you might not know is that MidwayUSA is a huge financial supporter of all the NRA programs and sponsors the NRA Annual meeting. Please support MidwayUSA as much as the support us. Tom King Cogito ergo armatus... read more

It has come to our attention the NYPD Licensing Division has taken it upon themselves to deny current gun owners approval to add more guns to their license. We are looking into this and need your input. IF YOU have personally been denied a new acquisition approval please contact the NYSRPA at 518-272-2654 or nysrpalegal@gmail.com. COPIES OF DENIAL LETTERS AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION ARE NEEDED. You can also fill out a legal assistance request... read more

Legislators concluded the 2016 Legislative Session last weekend as Friday, June 17, turned into Saturday morning in Albany. Lawmakers typically force a long list of bills through the process in a short amount of time in the waning hours of session, and this is the time of year to be hyper-vigilant. Like the SAFE Act, much of this legislation goes through in the middle of the night with little or no public input or attention. As the frenzied end of session came to a close, your NRA-ILA is happy to report that gun owners were spared this session from additional damage. Despite the fact that anti-gun politicians secured one of the toughest gun control laws in the country with the passage of the SAFE Act in 2013, they will never be completely satisfied until guns are completely banned in the Empire State. The dozens of anti-gun bills introduced this year are proof of that. Groups like New Yorkers Against Gun Violence unbelievably claim there aren’t enough gun control laws, and they continue to push for more restrictions on your Second Amendment rights. The 2016 session had no shortage of gun control bills. Three bills headlined the push from anti-gun groups in Albany, and NRA vigorously fought these bills, in addition to others. S.2050A, sponsored by state Senator Daniel Squadron, would have banned .50 Caliber rifles, even though this firearm is virtually never used in the commission of a crime. Bill sponsors certainly can’t point to an example in New York. Fortunately, the bill did not move and failed to clear the Senate Codes Committee. Legislation requiring mandatory storage of firearms was... read more